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- Title
Summer Bat Habitat Use and Forest Characteristics in Managed Northeastern Forests.
- Authors
Gallagher, Megan E; Farrell, Shannon L; Germain, René H; Rojas, Vanessa G
- Abstract
There has been limited research investigating summer habitat use of bats in managed forests in the northeastern United States. Consequently, there is limited knowledge to inform forest managers seeking to maintain or enhance bat habitat, particularly for several federally threatened, endangered, or candidate species. In summer 2017–2018, we conducted repeated acoustic surveys to determine what forest characteristics are associated with bat habitat use in managed forests in the Adirondack region of upstate New York. We modeled detection corrected probability of occupancy for bats in three phonic groups: high, mid, and low frequency. Across all phonic groups, probability of occupancy increased with decreasing canopy cover. High-, mid-, and low-frequency bats were more likely to use recently harvested sites (<10 years since harvest). High-frequency bats also used mature stands. Midfrequency bats demonstrated a preference for further distances from forest roads, whereas low-frequency bats preferred areas with a higher percentage of clutter. Our results suggest that tending and regenerating even-aged forest management practices can provide habitat for foraging bats in the Adirondacks.
- Subjects
ADIRONDACK Mountains (N.Y.); NEW York (State); BAT conservation; FOREST management; BATS; LOGGING; HABITATS; FOREST roads
- Publication
Journal of Forestry, 2021, Vol 119, Issue 3, p305
- ISSN
0022-1201
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jofore/fvaa059